Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-02
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Coal and lead have been discovered near
Thebis, Ill.
Two of the largest hotels ut Santa Cruz,
Col, were destroyed by fire. Loss $5O,-
600.
All the Haddock cases, at Sioux City,
have been continued until tho September
term.
An incendiary fire destroyed about one
fourth of the business portion of Sycamore,
Ohio.
The United Presbyterian Assembly de
cided in favor OF instrumental music by q
vote of l22 to -.
The body of Sanford F.. Richmond, Of
North Adams, Mass, was found in the
river at Troy, N. Y.
A Chicago firm paid 81, ,;sss premium for
the $640 900 Territorial four-and-a-half
per cent bonds of Dakota.
A jury has been obtained for the trial Of
Ehenezer Stanyard, at Youngstown, Ohio,
for the murder of Aice HancoN.
The new U. s. Treasury silver vault will
DO the largest in the world, having Ca
pacity for one hundred million silver dol
lars.
The National Drill held ut Washington
closed Monday $50, 900 short, including the
fifty per cent. assessment originally made.
An aged couple, 81 and 81 years old, Of
Jersey City, committed suicide TO avoid
separation, which their extreme destitntion
threatened.
4 large eight-stOry storage warehouse in
New York City, containing cotton, rags,
wine and general merchandise, WAS dam
aged by fire to an aggregate on building
and contents of S275, ZOO.
The burning well at Paramount, Ind,
was extinguished by couple Of small
boys, who put q section of stOve-plpe over
the aperature, and then suddenly bent II
over, diverting the flow of gas and cutting
off the flame.
Sarah Hutchinson, Of Dayton, o., while
visiting in Joliet, ILL.,, jumped from q
fourth story window Of the Hotel Royal
for the purpose OF joining her mother in
heaven. The ground WAS soft and the
journey il delayed.
William Showers, a cigarmaker Of Ann
vile, Pa, is under arrest, charged with
the murder Of the two illegitimate children
of his deceased daughter.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has
affirmed the judgments Of the Philadelphia
Common Pleas Courts to the effect that
mortgages held by corporations can not be
taxed.
Judgments aggregating $l05, 45S have
been entered against Daniel o. Hitner, an
extensive manufacturer and ore miner Of
Montgomery county, Pa, and execution
issued for 81, 600.
Henry Van Rensselaer,, O descendant Of
the aristocratic New York family, who was
educated for q minister Of the Episcopal
Church, has been ordained priest in the
Catholic Church. He WAS proselyted by
his sister, herself . convert from the Epis-
c0pal Church, and now a Sister OF Charity.
II is twelve days since J. j. McCabe,
the condemned murderer Of Michael Reilly,
who was 10 have been hanged on the 2Gth
inst, escaped from the Jail in which be
was confined at Honsdale, Pa, and all
efforts for his capture, though stimulated
by the reward 81 900, have proved fruit
less.
A peculiar explosion occurred near
HilisbOro, o., some days ago, by which a
column of earth was thrown 10 a heighth
of 80 feet, and leaving hole in the
ground about seven feet in diameter,
tapering TO the bottom, where was bole
about inches in diameter, and Of consider
able depth. 1t is supposed 10 have been
the explosion OF gas reservoir, that section
of country alfording indications Of petro-
leum.